About This Class

In this class we’re going to learn about looping mesmerizing animations, the theory behind creating them, and how to create them using Adobe After Effects and Photoshop. You’ll not only learn to create seamlessly looping animations, but you’ll learn how to to make 1 or 2 second GIFs feel like they last forever. We’ll discuss how to create illusions; learn how to animate with both After Effects and Photoshop; and even learn how to code a bit inside After Effects.

By the end of the class we’ll have created some really short animations that, once looped, will feel like they could be watched for hours. It’s not just about GIFs, but really about mesmerizing animation. It’ll be a great way to get into motion graphics and animation as well.

Experience with the Adobe apps will help you in this class, but it’s not necessary. If you feel like preparing yourself a bit more take my Illusions of Depth layer art class – it’s a great primer for what we’re going to cover in this class.

Here's a few examples of what you'll be able to create after taking the class:

Produce a mesmerizing animation, whether it’s a GIF, or a video posted to Instagram or YouTube. You can use a combination of Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator, or whatever other mediums, apps and techniques you like – all the principles will be explained in the class.

Although Rich calls himself a Product Designer he's more of a jack-of-all-trades / generalist / unicorn. He designs, animates and codes. And if you want to learn how to make stuff unicorn-style then read on! Rich studied multimedia design and graphic design, and taught himself to code. He's freelanced, worked for agencies and startups, and now runs a studio with his wife in Amsterdam. He creates compulsively, has super ginger-powers and can touch his nose with his tongue!